munch

UK: /ˈmʌntʃ/ US: /mʌntʃ/ ,(munch)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

munch /mʌntʃ/   v. 

1. to chew steadily or strongly and often loudly enough to be heard: [no object]
   He munched on an apple.
   [~ + object]
   He munched his cornflakes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

munch  (munch), v.t. 

1. to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.

v.i. 

2. to chew steadily or vigorously, often audibly.
3. Slang Terms munch out, to snack esp. extensively or frequently.

n. 

4. Informal Terms a snack.

• 1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative

munch′er, n. 

Munch  (mŏŏngk), n. 

Ed•vard  (ed′värd), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.

Münch  (mynsh), n. 

1. Biographical Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.

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munch / mʌntʃ/ verb

1. to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise

Etymology: 14th Century monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch